With school back in session, consider this a lesson in library design. From a fireside room at the Dakota and a wood-paneled library overlooking Central Park to a cozy window seat in Quogue, these spaces are every bit as captivating as the stories lining their shelves.
With walls of books, a wood-burning fireplace and soaring 14-foot-6-inch ceilings, the parlor-floor library in this 1932 Upper East Side mansion offers a grand setting for getting lost in a good book. French doors open to a 27-foot terrace when a study break is in order.
At the iconic Dakota, this approximately 4,500-square-foot residence pairs 12.5-foot ceilings and handcrafted woodwork with a cozy fireside library framed by floor-to-ceiling bookshelves. It is the kind of room that makes a reading list feel more like an invitation than an assignment.
Designed by Royal Barry Wills, this Quogue home has no shortage of places to settle in, including two built-in book nooks and an adjoining sitting room lined with bookcases and window seats. Wrapped in warm wood paneling, the sitting room is an inviting space to curl up with a good book.
With rich wood paneling, built-in bookshelves, and an enormous picture window framing Central Park, the library in this award-winning Fifth Avenue residence offers a view compelling enough to pull your eyes from the page.
More than 7,500 square feet of grand prewar living includes a sunlit library lined with built-in bookshelves and centered by a beautiful fireplace. Whether it’s homework or the latest page-turner, this is a room made for settling in.
This light-filled waterfront condo proves a home library can do more than one job: its den features a rotating Murphy bed that doubles as a wall of bookshelves, transforming the space from a reading room or office into a full second bedroom. When it’s time to close the books, a deeded 40-foot boat slip awaits on Cos Cob Harbor.
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